How do Nelson hospitality venues stack up?
June 12, 2024
Last week I told you about some of the restaurants I have visited in the last few weeks, obviously while I was away I ate at other places too so I thought I would run a tape measure over how…
Joyful Little Leaves
May 7, 2024
a small- scale contemporary market garden business called Joyful Little Leaves that has grown almost as fast as the crops they grow.
K-Oui Pâtisserie – Sweet taste of France with a Korean twist
May 6, 2024
New Zealand Chef Peter Gordon is considered, world-wide, the father of fusion cuisine, a cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions and which the Oxford English Dictionary describes as “a style of cookery which blends ingredients and methods of preparation from…
NaturKidz Fruit Crispz
April 24, 2024
And the winner is! A few weeks ago I wrote about the Nelson medal winners at the annual Outstanding Food Producer Awards and said a new Nelson business, NaturKidz, was awarded four gold medals. Bonnie Slade, the founder of NaturKidz,…
Motueka RSA – where everyone knows your name
April 20, 2024
A couple of weeks ago I dropped in to see Rebecca Hodges, the manager at the Motueka RSA because, to me, places like RSA’s and other clubs fill a huge need in the community. These places aren’t about fancy restaurant…
Nelson Training Centre – Helping Young People succeed
April 12, 2024
The Nelson Training Centre is a great education facility that focusses on helping young people enter the hospitality workforce, it gives them focus and sets these young people on a pathway that can lead to a lot more than making great food and coffee.
Acoustic Brewery, brewing beer to their own tune
March 20, 2024
Some of this region’s coolest business are tiny, run by owners who have a huge amount of passion for their business, Acoustic Brewery is one.
Rata Farm will spice up your life
February 28, 2024
Do you like a little spice in your life? If you do, then Rata Farms has something to really light up your tastebuds. Located on Lansdowne Road Troy Dando and his team not only grow juicy strawberries but they also…
Cable Bay Café
February 21, 2024
I totally understand councils need to carry out repairs and maintenance on local roads and sometimes I get a little frustrated at the timing of such works, but I’m sure the owners of businesses impacted by road closures needed to…